Electric Submersible Pumps

What are the Goals?

By the end of this Electric Submersible Pumps training course, participants will learn to:

• Learn about the different types of ESP systems and its specific applications
• Understand the components and equipment used with ESP
• Be aware of the innovations in ESP pump technology
• Selection of proper ESPs for specific purposes.
• Carry out ESP performance calculations
• List the advantages and limitations of various ESP drive systems
• Outline the power supply requirements of ESP installations
• Maintain and troubleshoot ESP systems

Who is this Training Course for?

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Design and Maintenance Professionals
• Petroleum, Chemical and Mechanical Engineers
• Electrical Engineers
• Field Operators and Technicians
• Maintenance Engineers and Personnel

Daily Agenda

Day One: Fundamentals and Applications of ESP  

• Historical Review of ESPs
• Definitions and Basic Terminology
• Introduction to ESPs and ESP Systems
• Challenges for ESP Applications
• Requirements for Mainstream ESPs (pump design, electric motor, cabling and connections, motor control, associated components)
• Various ESP Types (inverted / bottom intake, inverted / bottom discharge, dual and triple, booster ESP, tubing, conveyed ESP)
• Application of ESPs (challenges for ESP, on-shore applications, off-shore applications, multiphase fluids, viscous fluids, emulsions, applications with abrasive contaminants, high temperature and high applications, corrosive substances)

Day Two: ESP Pump Technology and Equipment Used with ESP

• Evolving ESP Pump Technology
• Improving Pump Design
• Down-hole Monitoring
• Surface Control
• Expanding the Realm of Applications
• Improving Well Performance
• Components and Equipment Used with ESP
• Download Sensors (pump intake and discharge pressures, internal motor temperature, download flow rate, equipment vibration)
• ESP Packers (anti preset, high boost, lock out, anti-drag)
• ESP Well Heads (low pressure, high pressure)
• Centralizer
• Check / Drain Tubing (check and drain valves)
• Motor Shroud / Recirculation Systems
• Screens and Filters
• Y-tool or By-pass

Day Three: ESP System Performance Calculations and Equipment Sizing

• Basic Requirements from ESP
• Well Production Capacity
• Fluid Composition and Volume, including Volume of Free Gas
• Dynamic Head Calculation
• Optimization of; Pump Type, Motor Type and Size of Pump and Motor
• Down Hole Cable Configuration and Sizing
• Optimization of; Drive Systems, Power Supply and Accessories
• Variable Speed Drive (requirements, advantages and disadvantages)
• ESP Performance Calculations

Day Four: ESP Monitoring, Control and Protection, Installation

• Downhole Monitoring and Sensors
• Embedded Fibre Optic Cable for Downhole Monitoring and Sensors
• Earthed (Grounded) and Unearthed (Ungrounded) ESP Motors
• Earthing and Lightning Propagation in ESP Circuits
• Electrical Protection Equipment for ESPs
• SCADA/EMS (ESP Management System) for Local and Remote Installations
• Safety and Shut-Down Systems

Day Five: Commissioning, Operation and Maintenance

• Commissioning Requirements
• Commissioning Procedures
• Regular Safe Operation
• Operation Monitoring (detecting abnormal conditions)
• ESP Maintenance Management (servicing equipment, well work-over rigs, cable reels, reel supports, cable guides)
• Troubleshooting ESP
• Examples of ESP problems and failures
• Factory Repair and Reconditioning
• Summary and Discussion